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Match of the Day Africa: Top 10
Mon, August 28 2023 12:30:00 GMT
BBC World Service
Episodes
04 Sep
Who is the greatest Afcon manager?
Was Hervé Renard’s unexpected victory with Zambia at the Africa Cup of Nations in 2012 more impressive than Hassan Shehata driving Egypt to three consecutive wins in 2006, 2008 and 2010?
Ivory Coast’s Yaya Touré and former Nigeria striker Efan Ekoku join ex-DR Congo international Gabriel Zakuani to discuss and debate the managers to lead teams at the Africa Cup of Nations. Who will make it to the top of their top 10?
Top 10 AFCON Managers (A-Z)
- Djamel Belmadi
- Aliou Cisse
- Mahmoud El Gohary
- Charles Gyamfi
- Stephen Keshi
- Claude Le Roy
- Roger Lemerre
- Herve Renard
- Hassan Shehata
- Clemens Westerhof 11 Sep
Who is the best African player to not play in Europe's top five leagues?
Ivory Coast’s Yaya Touré and former Nigeria striker Efan Ekoku join ex-DR Congo international Gabriel Zakuani to discuss and debate the best African players not to play in Europe’s top 5 leagues. Who will make their top 10? 18 Sep
Who is the greatest African captain?
Should a striker ever be captain? Yaya Touré and Efan Ekoku are with Gabriel Zakuani to give their view.
Plus, which Cameroon defender was Yaya scared of? And did he really want to captain Ivory Coast for Afcon 2015?
Find out who comes out at number one in our top 10 African captains.
Top 10 captains (A-Z):
- Khaled Badra
- Christian Chukwu
- Aliou Cisse
- Ahmed Hassam
- Chris Katongo
- Stephen Keshi
- Roger Milla
- Noureddine Naybet
- Abedi Pele
- Rigobert Song 25 Sep
What is the biggest African derby?
Is the ‘Jollof derby’ too friendly to be ranked above the Cairo derby as African football’s biggest derby?
Ivory Coast’s Yaya Touré and former Nigeria striker Efan Ekoku join ex-DR Congo international Gabriel Zakuani to discuss and debate the continent’s fiercest rivalries. Will a club game or an international rivalry make it to number one in their top 10?
Top 10 African derbies (in no particular order):
- Al Ahly vs Zamalek
- Nigeria vs Ghana
- Raja Casablanca vs Wydad Casablanca
- Kaizer Chiefs vs Orlando Pirates
- Egypt vs Algeria
- Simba SC vs Young Africans
- Esperance vs Club African
- Asante Kotoko vs Hearts of Oak
- Algeria v Morocco
- MC Algiers vs USM Algiers 02 Oct
Who is Africa’s most iconic footballer?
Is George Weah leading a fairy-tale life? Which trailblazer did Pele call “the god” of soccer? And does it take a successful career or just a single moment make a football icon?
Ivory Coast’s Yaya Touré and former Nigeria striker Efan Ekoku join ex-DR Congo captain Gabriel Zakuani to discuss and debate the greatest icons of African football. Who will make it to number one in their top 10?
Top 10 African football icons (A-Z):
- Mohamed Aboutrika
- Larbi Ben Barek
- Didier Drogba
- Samuel Eto'o
- Sadio Mane
- Roger Milla
- Francois Omam-Biyik
- Abedi Pele
- George Weah
- Rashidi Yekini 09 Oct
What is the greatest African transfer?
Is Kolo Touré’s move direct from Ivory Coast to the Premier League more impressive than Samuel Eto’o swapping winning Champions League titles with Barcelona for winning them with Inter Milan? Or is Leicester signing Riyad Mahrez from the French second division the best buy?
Yaya Touré and Efan Ekoku are back with Gabriel Zakuani to discuss and debate the best transfers involving African players. What moves deserve to lead their top 10?
Top 10 African football transfers (A-Z):
- Pierre Emerick Aubameyang – Dortmund to Arsenal
- Didier Drogba – Marseille to Chelsea
- Samuel Eto’o – Barcelona to Inter Milan
- Riyad Mahrez – Le Havre to Leicester
- Sadio Mane – Southampton to Liverpool
- Jay-Jay Okocha – PSG to Bolton
- Mohamed Salah – Roma to Liverpool
- Kolo Touré – ASEC Mimosas to Arsenal
- Yaya Touré – Barcelona to Manchester City
- George Weah – Tonnerre Yaoundé to Monaco 16 Oct
What is the greatest Afcon moment?
Is the crowning moment of Egypt’s in 2010 dominance greater than Zambia’s shock win over Ivory Coast in 2012? Or did South Africa’s 1996 win post-Apartheid transcend sport?
Yaya Touré and Efan Ekoku discuss and debate the top 10 moments at the Africa Cup of Nations with Gabriel Zakuani.
Top 10 AFCON moments (in chronological order):
- 1992 final – Ivory Coast win first title v Ghana
- 1994 Zambia are runners up post plane tragedy
- 1996 South Africa post-Apartheid win
- 1998 Third-place playoff – Burkina Faso v DR Congo
- 2000 Final – Cameroon win title v Nigeria in Lagos
- 2010 Angola 4-4 Mali
- 2010 Egypt win third consecutive title
- 2012 Zambia win
- 2015 Gervinho too nervous to watch the Ivory Coast penalty shootout v Ghana in the final
- 2019 Madagascar reach quarter-finals on debut 23 Oct
Who is African football’s greatest unsung hero?
Is Mikel John Obi Africa’s most underrated player? Or is there a two-time Afcon winner that flies under the radar?
And was Yaya Touré ever an unsung hero? He’s with Efan Ekoku and Gabriel Zakuani to discuss and debate the most underappreciated African footballers as they rank their top 10.
Top 10 unsung heroes (A-Z):
- Mohamed Aboutrika
- Stephen Appiah
- Serey Die
- Papa Bouba Diop
- Odion Ighalo
- Freddy Kanoute
- Christopher Katongo
- Seydou Keita
- Geremi Njitap
- Mikel Jon Obi 30 Oct
What is the best Premier League goal scored by an African player?
Ivory Coast’s Yaya Touré and former Nigeria striker Efan Ekoku join ex-DR Congo international Gabriel Zakuani to discuss and debate the greatest goals scored by African players in the English Premier League and rank their top 10.
Despite Yaya and Efan having scored more than 100 goals in the English top flight between them neither makes the list, but which African icon from across the Premier League era will top their list?
Top 10 African PL Goals
- Tony Yeboah – LEEDS UNITED 1-0 Liverpool – 1995/96
- Nwankwo Kanu – Chelsea 2-3 ARSENAL – 1999/2000
- Jay-Jay Okocha – BOLTON 1-0 West Ham – 2002/03
- Didier Drogba – CHELSEA 1-0 Liverpool – 2006/07
- Michael Essien – CHELSEA 1-1 Arsenal – 2006/07
- Emmanuel Adebayor – Tottenham Hotspur 1-3 ARSENAL – 2007/08
- Papiss Cisse – Chelsea 0-2 NEWCASTLE – 2011/12
- Riyad Mahrez – Manchester City 1-3 LEICESTER CITY – 2015/16
- Sadio Mane – Arsenal 3-4 LIVERPOOL – 2016/17
- Mohamed Salah – Watford 0-5 LIVERPOOL – 2021/22 06 Nov
What is the best Afcon-winning team in history?
Which team of Africa Cup of Nations champions was the best in history? Are Egypt’s treble winners greater than Zambia’s underdogs or Nigeria’s Golden Generation?
Ivory Coast’s 2015 Afcon-winning captain Yaya Touré and Efan Ekoku, 1995 winner with the Super Eagles join ex-DR Congo international Gabriel Zakuani to discuss and debate the best teams to win the Africa Cup of Nations. Who will make their top 10?
Top 10 Afcon-winning Teams
- DR Congo 1974
- Ghana 1982
- Algeria 1990
- Nigeria 1994
- South Africa 1996
- Cameroon 2002
- Egypt 2010
- Zambia 2012
- Ivory Coast 2015
- Senegal 2022